Christian Woman Fired from Burger King for Wearing Skirt Instead of Pants

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Re: Christian Woman Fired from Burger King for Wearing Skirt Instead of Pants

Originally Posted by Connery

BK will have their opportunity to show whether it is reasonable or not. As a individual I can understand why some one may view this as unreasonable, but, that is not the law. "The employee should prevail as a matter of law unless BK "demonstrates that they are unable to reasonably accommodate to an employee’s or prospective employee’s religious observance or practice without undue hardship on the conduct of the employer’s business."( see posts 63, 172, 252)

I think it does impose undue hardship on BK. BK is a global company and if it has to alter its uniform policy to accommodate any conceivable religious observance, they will have no uniform policy. Plus, the policy itself is not burdensome. It offers mens and womens uniforms--much like any company.

Re: Christian Woman Fired from Burger King for Wearing Skirt Instead of Pants

I could understand if they singled out this person somehow, but they are not singling her out. This is a rule that ALL employees have to abide by. They shouldn't have to make an exception for one person. If they do that, then they have to do it for everyone, and then bye-bye dress code and uniforms.

Re: Christian Woman Fired from Burger King for Wearing Skirt Instead of Pants

Originally Posted by Hatuey

It's fun to watch all the conservatives who rail about PC going crazy - trying to be PC now.

Just as it's fun to watch you be all "if you don't like it, you don't have to work there". I'm Christian and I think the lawsuit is silly. Businesses should have the right to project the image they want and anyone who doesn't like it doesn't have to work there.

Re: Christian Woman Fired from Burger King for Wearing Skirt Instead of Pants

Originally Posted by Hatuey

Oh whatever the hell ever. A religious belief is an arbitrarily picked out bunch of nonsense people adhere to simply because they want to get into their own version of Oz. You can have it. You just don't get to change the rules everyone else has to do abide by because of that belief. Or are we only going to defend religious belief from now on? How about this. I'll start a new religion that discriminates against every other religion. When christians, jews, muslims etc come and apply for a job at my privately run company - I'll turn them down because of MY religious beliefs. How does that sound?

So you'd be fine if someone was fired over their political beliefs, right?

Re: Christian Woman Fired from Burger King for Wearing Skirt Instead of Pants

This goes right down to the core of why I self-label "independent" rather than anything else... nobody really stands up for individual rights anymore, not consistently.

Most conservatives are pro-business to the point of thinking "freedom" means to let employers walk all over their employees.
Libertarians mostly live in a fantasy world where they think the employer-employee relationship is non-coercive and a negotiation between equals (it isn't).
Liberals vary, hell at least SOME of them support the individuals' right to follow their conscience within reason, but a then others are knee-jerk religion haters.

No political ideology is really looking out for "the little guy/gal" these days. One side wants to let government walk all over you, the other side wants to let corporations walk all over you.

A plague on both houses.

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